Painted Pictorial Quilts

Brushstroke by brushstroke, Annette Kennedy shows you how to use paint to bring your quilted landscapes to life with depth and richness.

Annette uses two included projects to show you how to add visual depth to your own quilted images. In 15 beautiful HD video lessons, Annette teaches you how to choose, mix and adjust paint colors to get the perfect hue every time. You'll discover how to turn a photograph into a line drawing, select a palette of colorful fabric, and build a fused appliqué design. Finally, brushstroke by brushstroke, Annette teaches you the painting techniques that turn 2-D fabric shapes into rich and lifelike creations. Her thorough instruction will give you the confidence to let your imagination run wild with your painted quilts.

Lesson plan

Lesson 1. Introduction

Lesson 2. Creating Visual Depth

Using paint and a full palette of colors, Annette explains how to enhance a quilt and create visual depth. You'll learn how to train your eye to imagine ways to translate photos into works of quilted art.

11:26

Lesson 3. Supplies & Materials

Annette shows you what brushes, paints, gels and other supplies will work best for your projects. You'll learn where to buy and how to store your materials so you can use them as long as possible.

41:22

Lesson 4. Practicing Brush Strokes

Practice a variety of different strokes with Annette's help, including blocking, wisping, place-and-pull, lining and depression stroke techniques. You'll be amazed by how many different visual effects you can achieve!

34:10

Lesson 5. Assembling the Calla Lily

Starting with the sleek and sophisticated calla lily, you'll learn how to trace and cut pattern pieces, mark features, and create the flower. Additionally, you'll discover how to work with fusible web appliqué.

1:04:16

Lesson 6. Painting Leaves & Stems

Put your new painting skills to work as you refine the lily's leaves and stem. Starting with a painting guide, you'll carefully mix your colors. Annette shows you step-by-step examples to add highlights and do a colorwash.

1:08:02

Lesson 7. Painting the Lily

Use four vibrant colors to transform your lily from ordinary to stunning! Annette shows how to create shadows to add dimension, layer colors, and refine details.

42:00

Lesson 8. Color

Dive into color theory and learn how to mute colors, choose pleasing color themes and mix paints to achieve the exact shades you want. Then practice painting techniques to learn the best ways to create visual depth and contours.

24:54

Lesson 9. Depth & Dimension

Explore ways to achieve the proper proportion in your work as you learn the fundamentals of distance, scale, shading and exaggeration, and how each can make a significant difference in the quality of your art.

21:13

Lesson 10. Assembling the Canyon

In the first of three lessons on the Painted Canyon design, you'll learn how to use tracing, fusible web and transparent images to transfer designs to your fabric.

56:01

Lesson 11. Painting the Canyon

Use your artist's instincts as you paint contours and shadows, adding visual drama to the appliqué. Annette shows you how to lighten and darken paints, emphasize a focal point and much more in this thorough lesson.

27:33

Lesson 12. Painting Mountains

Add contours to the mountains, using shading to separate them. Then focus on highlighting techniques that will add dimension and visual interest. Close-up footage of Annette's work will help you see all the details you need.

1:01:00

Lesson 13. Painting the Foreground

Use your new skills in scale and dimension as you paint the foreground. Experiment with opaques and shadows, paint the ground, road and desert plants, and find new ways to add pop to the foreground.

21:14

Lesson 14. Quilting & Finishing

Finish your painted quilt with dynamic stitches and threads that highlight your fabric and color choices and add even more dimension to your painted creations. Annette shows you how to continue painting after quilting if you wish.

19:37

Lesson 15. Bonus: Sun Print Collage

Join Annette again in this bonus lesson as you explore ways to create a vivid collage. You'll learn how to use basic supplies such as sponges, odds-and-ends from the kitchen and garden, and light to create beautiful works of art!

"I haven't even started the second project but already know this is the best thing that could have happened to my creative world. I have been longing to create something more then just a traditional quilt, and had already started collecting paints and things months before I knew this class existed. I had no idea where to begin and this class has given me a launching point. Annette explains the purpose behind each step so clearly and the techniques will carry with me in my future projects! Fantastic! From one Army wife to another thanks so much!" - Kelly0227

Lesson 1. Introduction

Lesson 2. Creating Visual Depth

Using paint and a full palette of colors, Annette explains how to enhance a quilt and create visual depth. You'll learn how to train your eye to imagine ways to translate photos into works of quilted art.

11:26

Lesson 3. Supplies & Materials

Annette shows you what brushes, paints, gels and other supplies will work best for your projects. You'll learn where to buy and how to store your materials so you can use them as long as possible.

41:22

Lesson 4. Practicing Brush Strokes

Practice a variety of different strokes with Annette's help, including blocking, wisping, place-and-pull, lining and depression stroke techniques. You'll be amazed by how many different visual effects you can achieve!

34:10

Lesson 5. Assembling the Calla Lily

Starting with the sleek and sophisticated calla lily, you'll learn how to trace and cut pattern pieces, mark features, and create the flower. Additionally, you'll discover how to work with fusible web appliqué.

1:04:16

Lesson 6. Painting Leaves & Stems

Put your new painting skills to work as you refine the lily's leaves and stem. Starting with a painting guide, you'll carefully mix your colors. Annette shows you step-by-step examples to add highlights and do a colorwash.

1:08:02

Lesson 7. Painting the Lily

Use four vibrant colors to transform your lily from ordinary to stunning! Annette shows how to create shadows to add dimension, layer colors, and refine details.

42:00

Lesson 8. Color

Dive into color theory and learn how to mute colors, choose pleasing color themes and mix paints to achieve the exact shades you want. Then practice painting techniques to learn the best ways to create visual depth and contours.

24:54

Lesson 9. Depth & Dimension

Explore ways to achieve the proper proportion in your work as you learn the fundamentals of distance, scale, shading and exaggeration, and how each can make a significant difference in the quality of your art.

21:13

Lesson 10. Assembling the Canyon

In the first of three lessons on the Painted Canyon design, you'll learn how to use tracing, fusible web and transparent images to transfer designs to your fabric.

56:01

Lesson 11. Painting the Canyon

Use your artist's instincts as you paint contours and shadows, adding visual drama to the appliqué. Annette shows you how to lighten and darken paints, emphasize a focal point and much more in this thorough lesson.

27:33

Lesson 12. Painting Mountains

Add contours to the mountains, using shading to separate them. Then focus on highlighting techniques that will add dimension and visual interest. Close-up footage of Annette's work will help you see all the details you need.

1:01:00

Lesson 13. Painting the Foreground

Use your new skills in scale and dimension as you paint the foreground. Experiment with opaques and shadows, paint the ground, road and desert plants, and find new ways to add pop to the foreground.

21:14

Lesson 14. Quilting & Finishing

Finish your painted quilt with dynamic stitches and threads that highlight your fabric and color choices and add even more dimension to your painted creations. Annette shows you how to continue painting after quilting if you wish.

19:37

Lesson 15. Bonus: Sun Print Collage

Join Annette again in this bonus lesson as you explore ways to create a vivid collage. You'll learn how to use basic supplies such as sponges, odds-and-ends from the kitchen and garden, and light to create beautiful works of art!

The instructor

Annette Kennedy, Instructor of Painted Pictorial Quilts

Annette Kennedy is a photographer, pattern maker, fiber artist, painter, traveler and teacher who combines all the things she loves in the medium of painted pictorial quilts. Although she has never had any formal art education, Annette has always loved to create. She learned to quilt as an adult, soon moving to original landscape and pictorial art quilts. As a military wife, she has lived in many places, using her camera, fabric and paint to capture the beauty she finds.
Annette has exhibited at the International Quilt Association Show in Houston and a long list of regional and national shows. She lives in Longmont, Colo., with her husband Rick.
View her gallery at www.annettekennedy.com.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(45 reviews)

One of the best teachers

by Dolphyngyrl on February 28, 2015

I just love this class and her style, It is very interesting,packed full of information, and lots of demonstartion. I feel it could be applied to any pictorial or applique project not just the ones in class and much better than some of the other similar style classes here

I just love this class and her style, It is very interesting,packed full of information, and lots of demonstartion. I feel it could be applied to any pictorial or applique project not just the ones in class and much better than some of the other similar style classes here

Painting On Fabric

by alisams7 on January 12, 2015

Love it!

Love it!

Love My Class

by adimple on October 9, 2014

I enjoyed this class I have learned so much in my painting my quilt also I love the way she explained everything in detail,very well spoken easy to understand and very great artists,thank you so much for teaching us a new skill in quilting,

I enjoyed this class I have learned so much in my painting my quilt also I love the way she explained everything in detail,very well spoken easy to understand and very great artists,thank you so much for teaching us a new skill in quilting,

Thanks

by vera zanon on July 4, 2014

I love this class Annette. Thanks a lot.

I love this class Annette. Thanks a lot.

Excellent

by Jeany000 on July 1, 2014

Very good teacher. Explains very well. Made flower picture, now hoping to start on the other lesson. Pleased I purchased this video.

Very good teacher. Explains very well. Made flower picture, now hoping to start on the other lesson. Pleased I purchased this video.

You've come to the right place! Annette Kennedy has focused this Craftsy class on taking the fear factor out of painted quilts. She walks you through a thorough tutorial of everything you need to know, from brushes to color theory and painting techniques to fabric selections. You'll leave the class with a new sense of confidence and a vast new understanding of how to create stunning painted quilts.